“Cruel Kindness” — and Vice Versa Cruel to be kind in the right measureCruel to be kind it’s a very good signCruel to be kind means that I love youBaby, got to be cruel, you got to be cruel to be kind –Nick Lowe; lyrics, “Cruel to Be Kind” Which of the following professionals have...Read More
“Modern Family” & the Housing Market — or, “Why is Ty Burrell wearing my blue button-down shirt?” You can’t get back on the horse until you fall off. –“Phil Dunphy,” Modern Family In the closing weeks of 2010 — 4+ years into the worst downturn since the ’30’s — a prime-time TV show has finally...Read More
Think of a Realtor’s work week as the “opposite George” of careers: pretty much the antithesis of a typical, 9-5 desk job. So, Wednesday isn’t the peak of the work week — it’s the sag in between weekends (and when more than a few Realtors take their days off). Of course, the opposite of being...Read More
In the stock market, open market purchases of company stock by senior management (“insiders”) is considered to be bullish. After all, executives may sell stock for many reasons — to diversify, to raise money for things like real estate purchases, college tuition, etc. Presumably, however, there’s only one reason insiders buy: they think their company’s...Read More
“Date Night” Realtor Vignette In “Realtors in Modern Culture,” I noted the paucity of Realtors depicted in movies and on TV. Well, add one more: Tina Fey’s character, Claire Foster, in “Date Night” (I just saw it on DVD). The highlight of the movie (at least to this Realtor) was a blink-and-you-missed-it scene near the...Read More
Of Repo Men & Realtors [Editor’s Note: Thanks to City Lakes Realtor Christopher Wasilensky for the following anecdote — and no, it’s not about him!] Apparently, there’s an obscure cable show called “Repo Men” that focuses on — yup — the exploits of a couple repo men as they go around repossessing various deadbeats’ property....Read More
